Matthew 8:23-27 – “When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. 25 And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” 26 He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. 27 The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”  NASU

Early in my Christian experience and before acknowledging or understanding the call to preach I asked a question that was birthed in this passage much to the caution and disapproval of many fellow believers. The question:  “If Jesus once did miracles why don’t we expect Him to do them today?”  Some said, “We do!”  Others said, “We don’t want to overly inflate people’s hopes and leave them candidates for failure.”  “Miracles were only for the 1^st Century church.”  “We have science, doctors, and technology so we don’t need miracles.”  Those are a few of the responses I received and I found that I was being avoided by some because my questions made them uncomfortable and they did not want to be moved out of their comfort zone.

You may not believe in miracles I do not know but I do.  I believe that the answer to ‘What kind of man is Jesus?’ is that He is GOD.  He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient.  He was, is, and will be I AM THAT I AM.  He has not changed, will not change and if miracles are no longer available then the Bible spends way too much time encouraging us to ‘ask what we will’, ‘come boldly before the Throne’, and ‘ask’ the Lord for things on our behalf.  If it is not possible to receive them the prodding and urging us to seek the impossible is sadistic not LOVE and God is LOVE!

I have been healed on more than one occasion of broken bones and seen X-Ray verification as well as doctor testimony on the radial head of my right arm that God healed 10 days after it was broken.  I have been healed of parathyroid cancer and my mother had a broken back and God healed her.  I have seen people given up for dead that God restored to life leaving the physicians in disbelief and questioning.  I have had financial miracles that could not be explained by natural means.  I have been led to take a different route or direction only to find that had I continued on my course calculating time, speed, etc. I would have likely been killed or faced incredible ruin.  Sorry, but I have experienced THIS MAN who can calm the stormy seas and cause the boisterous wind to become calm.  I have experienced His miraculous working power in my life, witnessed it in others and believe that THIS MAN is the SAME MAN as He was that night in the boat with the disciples.

Will you receive a miracle every time?  I would say no because that is what I have witnessed.  Why?  I cannot answer that and will not allow the condemnation that says, “Well you just did not  have enough faith, believe or confess right.”  No, sometimes the providence of God overrides our desires and prayers and I have chosen to trust Him while not allowing disappointment to diminish my confidence that He not only can but will.  He is Jesus the SON OF THE LIVING GOD!

            May God be with you as you go through your day!